H--RADIATION BADGES 2011

PLEASE MAKE INQUIRIES IN WRITING, NO TELEPHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. COMPLETE PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 7, 2011 BY 2:00 PM EST. VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, 50 IRVINING STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, DC 20442. ROOM BH-135. ALL PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE SEPARATE PRICING AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION. PLEASE SUBMIT TWO PACKAGES FOR REVIEW. ALL PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE CERTIFICATE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC (NVLAP). SECTION B - CONTINUATION OF SF 1449 BLOCKS B.1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA (continuation from Standard Form 1449, block 18A.) 1. Contract Administration: All contract administration matters will be handled by the following individuals: a. CONTRACTOR: b. GOVERNMENT: Contracting Officer 00688 Department of Veterans Affairs VAMC(688) 50 Irving Street NW Washington DC 20422 2. CONTRACTOR REMITTANCE ADDRESS: All payments by the Government to the contractor will be made in accordance with: [X] 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than Central Contractor Registration, or [] 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party 3. INVOICES: Invoices shall be submitted in arrears: a. Quarterly [] b. Semi-Annually [] c. Other [X] MONTHLY 4. GOVERNMENT INVOICE ADDRESS: All invoices from the contractor shall be mailed to the following address: Department of Veterans Affairs VAFSC Attn: East Team Po Box 149971 Austin TX 78714 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS: The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the Solicitation numbered and dated as follows: AMENDMENT NO DATE ______________________________ _____________ ______________________________ _____________ ______________________________ _____________ B.2 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE The Government anticipates the award of an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type Contract. The base year and four (4) Option period shall be funded by a firm fixed price purchase order under the subject contract. The contract term shall be a base year with four (4) one-year options for renewal. The option period shall be subject to the availability of funds. BASE YEAR THRU 9/31/2011 ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT OF UNIT AMOUNT NO. ISSUE PRICE 1. MONTHLY 356 EACH __________ __________ Film Badges _ Whole body film badges 2. MONTHLY 5.00 EACH __________ __________ TLD 760 Wrist Monitors 3. MONTHLY 6.00 EACH __________ ___________ TLD 760 Finger Monitors 4. MONTHLY 16.00 EACH __________ __________ 760+CR39 (neutron) Monitors 5. QUARTERLY 23.00 EACH __________ ___________ TLD Finger Monitors 6. QUARTERLY 5.00 EACH ___________ ___________ TLD 760+CR39 Monitors 7. QUARTERLY 23.00 EACH ____________ ___________ TLD 760 Monitors 8. ANCILLARY 0.00 EACH __________ ____________ Special handling charge for new Individuals 9. ANCILLARY 0.00 EACH ____________ ____________ Lost TLD monitor (replacements) ____________________ GRAND TOTAL --- ==================== Option YEAR I 10/1/2011 THRU 9/31/2012 ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT OF UNIT AMOUNT NO. ISSUE PRICE 10. MONTHLY 356 EACH __________ __________ Film Badges _ Whole body film badges 11. MONTHLY 5.00 EACH __________ __________ TLD 760 Wrist Monitors 12. MONTHLY 6.00 EACH __________ ___________ TLD 760 Finger Monitors 13. MONTHLY 16.00 EACH __________ __________ 760+CR39 (neutron) Monitors 14. QUARTERLY 23.00 EACH __________ ___________ TLD Finger Monitors 15. QUARTERLY 5.00 EACH ___________ ___________ TLD 760+CR39 Monitors 16. QUARTERLY 23.00 EACH ____________ ___________ TLD 760 Monitors 17. ANCILLARY 0.00 EACH __________ ____________ Special handling charge for new Individuals 18. ANCILLARY 0.00 EACH ____________ ____________ Lost TLD monitor (replacements) ____________________ GRAND TOTAL --- ==================== Option YEAR II 10/1/2012 THRU 9/31/2013 19. MONTHLY 356 EACH __________ __________ Film Badges _ Whole body film badges 20. MONTHLY 5.00 EACH __________ __________ TLD 760 Wrist Monitors 21. MONTHLY 6.00 EACH __________ ___________ TLD 760 Finger Monitors 22. MONTHLY 16.00 EACH __________ __________ 760+CR39 (neutron) Monitors 23. QUARTERLY 23.00 EACH __________ ___________ TLD Finger Monitors 24. QUARTERLY 5.00 EACH ___________ ___________ TLD 760+CR39 Monitors 25. QUARTERLY 23.00 EACH ____________ ___________ TLD 760 Monitors 26. ANCILLARY 0.00 EACH __________ ____________ Special handling charge for new Individuals 27. ANCILLARY 0.00 EACH ____________ ____________ Lost TLD monitor (replacements) ____________________ GRAND TOTAL --- ==================== Option YEAR III 10/1/2013 THRU 9/31/2014 28. MONTHLY 356 EACH __________ __________ Film Badges _ Whole body film badges 29. MONTHLY 5.00 EACH __________ __________ TLD 760 Wrist Monitors 30. MONTHLY 6.00 EACH __________ ___________ TLD 760 Finger Monitors 31. MONTHLY 16.00 EACH __________ __________ 760+CR39 (neutron) Monitors 32. QUARTERLY 23.00 EACH __________ ___________ TLD Finger Monitors 33. QUARTERLY 5.00 EACH ___________ ___________ TLD 760+CR39 Monitors 34. QUARTERLY 23.00 EACH ____________ ___________ TLD 760 Monitors 35. ANCILLARY 0.00 EACH __________ ____________ Special handling charge for new Individuals 36. ANCILLARY 0.00 EACH ____________ ____________ Lost TLD monitor (replacements) ____________________ GRAND TOTAL --- ==================== Option YEAR IV 10/1/2014 THRU 9/31/2015 37. MONTHLY 356 EACH __________ __________ Film Badges _ Whole body film badges 38. MONTHLY 5.00 EACH __________ __________ TLD 760 Wrist Monitors 39. MONTHLY 6.00 EACH __________ ___________ TLD 760 Finger Monitors 40. MONTHLY 16.00 EACH __________ __________ 760+CR39 (neutron) Monitors 41. QUARTERLY 23.00 EACH __________ ___________ TLD Finger Monitors 42. QUARTERLY 5.00 EACH ___________ ___________ TLD 760+CR39 Monitors 43. QUARTERLY 23.00 EACH ____________ ___________ TLD 760 Monitors 44. ANCILLARY 0.00 EACH __________ ____________ Special handling charge for new Individuals 45. ANCILLARY 0.00 EACH ____________ ____________ Lost TLD monitor (replacements) ____________________ GRAND TOTAL --- ==================== Statement of Work 1. Occupationally exposed health care professionals are provided with film-badge and/or quarterly monitoring by solid state thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD). Monthly evaluation of occupationally absorbed dose is calibrated in millirems or millijoules of energy per kilogram of tissue. 2. The approved vendor must be an approved member of the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 3. Potential vendors, for dosimetry services shall not require on-line management of their dosimetry account that would require the exchange of hundreds of names, dates of birth, and social security numbers (fax & mail). 4. Otherwise, Information Security Officer(ISO)and Information Resource Management IRM) must concur with any installation of vendor provided proprietary software to manage their dosimetry account and provide this Office with training appropriate to the on-line management of the vendor’s dosimetry account. In addition, the Information Security Officer (ISO) must concur with any exchange of routine personal data: names, dates of birth, and social security numbers. Constant coordination with IRM and the ISO may severely reduce the timeliness of the radiation safety dosimetry program. 5. Monitoring fourteen Services for occupationally exposure to ionizing radiation from gamma radiation, neutron fluence rate, and x-rays is a requirement of our VHA-NHPP Permit; the VHA Master Material License; the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Title 10 Code of Regulation, Part 19; and U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1910.1096. 6. Use of a range of between 356 and 391 monthly film-badge monitoring insures that approved personnel do not exceed a quarterly or annual limit of absorbed dose as prescribed by law. Use of approximately 356 film-badges, 51 TLD environmental, ring, and wrist monitors, and 16 neutron monitors may vary by ten per cent as new occupationally exposed individuals are added to the Program or terminated from Service. 7. Monthly monitoring of occupationally exposed health care professionals is not limited to staff, but also includes monitoring for the embryo/fetus of the “Declared Pregnant Woman? upon use of properly calibrated fetal monitors. Monthly film-badge monitoring insures that the fetal-dose does not exceed a quarterly limit of absorbed dose as prescribed by regulations. 8. Quarterly monitoring of designated open spaces, waiting rooms, laboratories, and offices insure patients, staff, and members of the public that annual limits of absorbed dose as prescribed by regulations are not exceeded. 9. Each Service must be provided a monthly Occupational Exposure Record, and individuals are provided an Annual Form 5: Occupational Exposure Record of their radiation absorbed dose greater than 100 millirems. Quarterly ALARA reports are forwarded to the Radiation Safety Committee. Reports of occupational exposure to ionizing radiation are protected as occupational medical records. B.3 DELIVERY SCHEDULE Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs Medical Center 50 Irving Street, NW Washington, DC. 20422 SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES 52.212-4 -- Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Jun 2010) (a) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The Government may require repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies or reperformance of nonconforming services at no increase in contract price. If repair/replacement or reperformance will not correct the defects or is not possible, the government may seek an equitable price reduction or adequate consideration for acceptance of nonconforming supplies or services. The Government must exercise its post-acceptance rights -- (1) Within a reasonable time after the defect was discovered or should have been discovered; and (2) Before any substantial change occurs in the condition of the item, unless the change is due to the defect in the item. (b) Assignment. The Contractor or its assignee may assign its rights to receive payment due as a result of performance of this contract to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, including any Federal lending agency in accordance with the Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C.3727). However, when a third party makes payment (e.g., use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card), the Contractor may not assign its rights to receive payment under this contract. (c) Changes. Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties. (d) Disputes. This contract is subject to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, as amended (41 U.S.C. 601-613). Failure of the parties to this contract to reach agreement on any request for equitable adjustment, claim, appeal or action arising under or relating to this contract shall be a dispute to be resolved in accordance with the clause at FAR 52.233-1, Disputes, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Contractor shall proceed diligently with performance of this contract, pending final resolution of any dispute arising under the contract. (e) Definitions. The clause at FAR 52.202-1, Definitions, is incorporated herein by reference. (f) Excusable delays. The Contractor shall be liable for default unless nonperformance is caused by an occurrence beyond the reasonable control of the Contractor and without its fault or negligence such as, acts of God or the public enemy, acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, unusually severe weather, and delays of common carriers. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing as soon as it is reasonably possible after the commencement of any excusable delay, setting forth the full particulars in connection therewith, shall remedy such occurrence with all reasonable dispatch, and shall promptly give written notice to the Contracting Officer of the cessation of such occurrence. (g) Invoice. (1) The Contractor shall submit an original invoice and three copies (or electronic invoice, if authorized) to the address designated in the contract to receive invoices. An invoice must include -- (i) Name and address of the Contractor; (ii) Invoice date and number; (iii) Contract number, contract line item number and, if applicable, the order number; (iv) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price of the items delivered; (v) Shipping number and date of shipment, including the bill of lading number and weight of shipment if shipped on Government bill of lading; (vi) Terms of any discount for prompt payment offered; (vii) Name and address of official to whom payment is to be sent; (viii) Name, title, and phone number of person to notify in event of defective invoice; and (ix) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). The Contractor shall include its TIN on the invoice only if required elsewhere in this contract. (x) Electronic funds transfer (EFT) banking information. (A) The Contractor shall include EFT banking information on the invoice only if required elsewhere in this contract. (B) If EFT banking information is not required to be on the invoice, in order for the invoice to be a proper invoice, the Contractor shall have submitted correct EFT banking information in accordance with the applicable solicitation provision, contract clause (e.g., 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Central Contractor Registration, or 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other Than Central Contractor Registration), or applicable agency procedures. (C) EFT banking information is not required if the Government waived the requirement to pay by EFT. (2) Invoices will be handled in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. 3903) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) prompt payment regulations at 5 CFR part 1315. (h) Patent indemnity. The Contractor shall indemnify the Government and its officers, employees and agents against liability, including costs, for actual or alleged direct or contributory infringement of, or inducement to infringe, any United States or foreign patent, trademark or copyright, arising out of the performance of this contract, provided the Contractor is reasonably notified of such claims and proceedings.(i) Payment. (1) Items accepted. Payment shall be made for items accepted by the Government that have been delivered to the delivery destinations set forth in this contract. (2) Prompt Payment. The Government will make payment in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. 3903) and prompt payment regulations at 5 CFR Part 1315. (3) Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). If the Government makes payment by EFT, see 52.212-5(b) for the appropriate EFT clause. (4) Discount. In connection with any discount offered for early payment, time shall be computed from the date of the invoice. For the purpose of computing the discount earned, payment shall be considered to have been made on the date which appears on the payment check or the specified payment date if an electronic funds transfer payment is made. (5) Overpayments. If the Contractor becomes aware of a duplicate contract financing or invoice payment or that the Government has otherwise overpaid on a contract financing or invoice payment, the Contractor shall— (i) Remit the overpayment amount to the payment office cited in the contract along with a description of the overpayment including the— (A) Circumstances of the overpayment (e.g., duplicate payment, erroneous payment, liquidation errors, date(s) of overpayment); (B) Affected contract number and delivery order number, if applicable; (C) Affected contract line item or subline item, if applicable; and (D) Contractor point of contact. (ii) Provide a copy of the remittance and supporting documentation to the Contracting Officer. (6) Interest.(i) All amounts that become payable by the Contractor to the Government under this contract shall bear simple interest from the date due until paid unless paid within 30 days of becoming due. The interest rate shall be the interest rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury as provided in Section 611 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-563), which is applicable to the period in which the amount becomes due, as provided in (i)(6)(v) of this clause, and then at the rate applicable for each six-month period at fixed by the Secretary until the amount is paid. (ii) The Government may issue a demand for payment to the Contractor upon finding a debt is due under the contract. (iii) Final decisions. The Contracting Officer will issue a final decision as required by 33.211 if— (A) The Contracting Officer and the Contractor are unable to reach agreement on the existence or amount of a debt within 30 days; (B) The Contractor fails to liquidate a debt previously demanded by the Contracting Officer within the timeline specified in the demand for payment unless the amounts were not repaid because the Contractor has requested an installment payment agreement; or (C) The Contractor requests a deferment of collection on a debt previously demanded by the Contracting Officer (see 32.607-2). (iv) If a demand for payment was previously issued for the debt, the demand for payment included in the final decision shall identify the same due date as the original demand for payment. (v) Amounts shall be due at the earliest of the following dates: (A) The date fixed under this contract. (B) The date of the first written demand for payment, including any demand for payment resulting from a default termination. (vi) The interest charge shall be computed for the actual number of calendar days involved beginning on the due date and ending on— (A) The date on which the designated office receives payment from the Contractor; (B) The date of issuance of a Government check to the Contractor from which an amount otherwise payable has been withheld as a credit against the contract debt; or (C) The date on which an amount withheld and applied to the contract debt would otherwise have become payable to the Contractor. (vii) The interest charge made under this clause may be reduced under the procedures prescribed in 32.608-2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation in effect on the date of this contract. (j) Risk of loss. Unless the contract specifically provides otherwise, risk of loss or damage to the supplies provided under this contract shall remain with the Contractor until, and shall pass to the Government upon: (1) Delivery of the supplies to a carrier, if transportation is f.o.b. origin; or (2) Delivery of the supplies to the Government at the destination specified in the contract, if transportation is f.o.b. destination. (k) Taxes. The contract price includes all applicable Federal, State, and local taxes and duties. (l) Termination for the Government’s convenience. The Government reserves the right to terminate this contract, or any part hereof, for its sole convenience. In the event of such termination, the Contractor shall immediately stop all work hereunder and shall immediately cause any and all of its suppliers and subcontractors to cease work. Subject to the terms of this contract, the Contractor shall be paid a percentage of the contract price reflecting the percentage of the work performed prior to the notice of termination, plus reasonable charges the Contractor can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Government using its standard record keeping system, have resulted from the termination. The Contractor shall not be required to comply with the cost accounting standards or contract cost principles for this purpose. This paragraph does not give the Government any right to audit the Contractor’s records. The Contractor shall not be paid for any work performed or costs incurred which reasonably could have been avoided. (m) Termination for cause. The Government may terminate this contract, or any part hereof, for cause in the event of any default by the Contractor, or if the Contractor fails to comply with any contract terms and conditions, or fails to provide the Government, upon request, with adequate assurances of future performance. In the event of termination for cause, the Government shall not be liable to the Contractor for any amount for supplies or services not accepted, and the Contractor shall be liable to the Government for any and all rights and remedies provided by law. If it is determined that the Government improperly terminated this contract for default, such termination shall be deemed a termination for convenience. (n) Title. Unless specified elsewhere in this contract, title to items furnished under this contract shall pass to the Government upon acceptance, regardless of when or where the Government takes physical possession. (o) Warranty. The Contractor warrants and implies that the items delivered hereunder are merchantable and fit for use for the particular purpose described in this contract. (p) Limitation of liability. Except as otherwise provided by an express warranty, the Contractor will not be liable to the Government for consequential damages resulting from any defect or deficiencies in accepted items. (q) Other compliances. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under this contract. (r) Compliance with laws unique to Government contracts. The Contractor agrees to comply with 31 U.S.C. 1352 relating to limitations on the use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracts; 18 U.S.C. 431 relating to officials not to benefit; 40 U.S.C. 3701, et seq., Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act; 41 U.S.C. 51-58, Anti-Kickback Act of 1986; 41 U.S.C. 265 and 10 U.S.C. 2409 relating to whistleblower protections; 49 U.S.C. 40118, Fly American; and 41 U.S.C. 423 relating to procurement integrity. (s) Order of precedence. Any inconsistencies in this solicitation or contract shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order:(1) The schedule of supplies/services.(2) The Assignments, Disputes, Payments, Invoice, Other Compliances, and Compliance with Laws Unique to Government Contracts paragraphs of this clause.(3) The clause at 52.212-5.(4) Addenda to this solicitation or contract, including any license agreements for computer software.(5) Solicitation provisions if this is a solicitation.(6) Other paragraphs of this clause.(7) The Standard Form 1449.(8) Other documents, exhibits, and attachments.(9) The specification.(t) Central Contractor Registration (CCR).(1) Unless exempted by an addendum to this contract, the Contractor is responsible during performance and through final payment of any contract for the accuracy and completeness of the data within the CCR database, and for any liability resulting from the Government’s reliance on inaccurate or incomplete data. To remain registered in the CCR database after the initial registration, the Contractor is required to review and update on an annual basis from the date of initial registration or subsequent updates its information in the CCR database to ensure it is current, accurate and complete. Updating information in the CCR does not alter the terms and conditions of this contract and is not a substitute for a properly executed contractual document. (2) (i) If a Contractor has legally changed its business name, “doing business as? name, or division name (whichever is shown on the contract), or has transferred the assets used in performing the contract, but has not completed the necessary requirements regarding novation and change-of-name agreements in Subpart 42.12, the Contractor shall provide the responsible Contracting Officer a minimum of one business day’s written notification of its intention to:(A) Change the name in the CCR database; (B) Comply with the requirements of Subpart 42.12 of the FAR;(C) Agree in writing to the timeline and procedures specified by the responsible Contracting Officer. The Contractor must provide with the notification sufficient documentation to support the legally changed name.(ii) If the Contractor fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (t)(2)(i) of this clause, or fails to perform the agreement at paragraph (t)(2)(i)(C) of this clause, and, in the absence of a properly executed novation or change-of-name agreement, the CCR information that shows the Contractor to be other than the Contractor indicated in the contract will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the “Suspension of Payment? paragraph of the electronic funds transfer (EFT) clause of this contract. (3) The Contractor shall not change the name or address for EFT payments or manual payments, as appropriate, in the CCR record to reflect an assignee for the purpose of assignment of claims (see FAR Subpart 32.8, Assignment of Claims). Assignees shall be separately registered in the CCR database. Information provided to the Contractor’s CCR record that indicates payments, including those made by EFT, to an ultimate recipient other than that Contractor will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the “Suspension of payment? paragraph of the EFT clause of this contract.(4) Offerors and Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling +1 (555) 000-0000, or +1 (555) 000-0000. (End of Clause) Alternate I (Oct 2008) When a time-and-materials or labor-hour contract ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS Clauses that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The following clauses are incorporated into 52.212-4 as an addendum to this contract: 52.216-18 ORDERING (OCT 1995) (a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from the effective date of the contract through the end of the effective period. (b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control. (c) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic commerce methods only if authorized in the Schedule. (End of Clause) 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995) (a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $100.00, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract. (b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor-- (1) Any order for a single item in excess of $2,500.00 ; (2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of 5,000.00; or (3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 3 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section. (c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section. (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source. (End of Clause) 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995) (a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. (b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum." (c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations. (d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after . (End of Clause) 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999)The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days.(End of Clause) 52.217-9 -- Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000).(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years. (End of Clause) VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (JAN 2008) The bidder or offeror agrees that if a contract is awarded to him/her, as a result of this solicitation, he/she will not advertise the award of the contract in his/her commercial advertising in such a manner as to state or imply that the Department of Veterans Affairs endorses a product, project or commercial line of endeavor. (End of Clause) VAAR 852.216-70 ESTIMATED QUANTITIES (APR 1984) As it is impossible to determine the exact quantities that will be required during the contract term, each bidder whose bid is accepted wholly or in part will be required to deliver all articles or services that may be ordered during the contract term, except as he/she otherwise indicates in his/her bid and except as otherwise provided herein. Bids will be considered if ...